macOS Hints: Check System Version

Since the first version of Mac OS X in 2001 many new system versions have been released, Apple has currently introduced the name in macOS and a place in California as versioning.

To check the version used and to update to the latest version, proceed as follows:

macOS Hints: ZIP Archive

Since the first version of macOS, the archiving program has been responsible for creating and unpacking ZIP archives.

Proceed as follows to create a ZIP archive:

macOS Hints: Darkmode

The Dark Mode in macOS exists since macOS 10.13 Mojave. Merlin Project supports both dark and light mode.

To darken the light appearance of the user interface proceed as follows:

Storytelling for Project Managers – A Summary of “Made to Stick”

Picture this scene: It's evening in Hamburg. A man walks into a hotel bar during his business trip. He enters the bar which was next to the reception, walks beside other people enjoying their after-work drinks and sits down on an empty bar stool for one or two drinks before calling it a day. After a few minutes, a woman sits down next to him, smiles and askes if she could buy him the next drink. Feeling flattered, he agrees after insisting that the next round will be on him though. When the drinks come in, he takes a sip and … well that’s all he can remember after that. As he wakes up, he finds himself in a bath tub filled with ice. He can hardly move. His stomach hurts as if he had just gotten into a massive fight. Next to him, a post-it and a telephone. The hand-written note says: Don’t move, call the police. The man starts panicking. He calls the police to state his situation, still being completely unsure about what has happened. After stating what he did knew, the officer tells him: “Sir, please move your hand slowly to the back of your neck and tell me if there is a tube behind you.” Nervously the man reaches behind himself. The officer was right. “It is very important that you try to remain as calm as possible. We send an ambulance to the hotel. You seem to have fallen victim of a criminal organization focusing on organ theft. Don’t move, we will be there as fast as possible!”

Manifesto for Human Leadership by Marcus Raitner

I've known Marcus Raitner for several years. Personally I met him at several PM-Camps or visited him in Munich for a delicious dinner. I liked his German blog series 'Projektplanung 101' not only because of the beautiful Merlin Project screenshots. I appreciate Marcus as project manager, agile coach and from his stories as enthusiastic father.

Last year he (not only) surprised me with the Manifesto for Human Leadership. Read more...